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instead of writing a giant monster blog entry, i'm going to break this up into pieces.

let's start with the Halloween Party.
Our program director's favorite holiday is Halloween. This is a Big Deal. On Halloween, all the patients go down to the play room, dress up, and have a big parade, during which the hospital gives away HUNDREDS of pounds worth of candy. I missed that part because I was post-call. Plus, all the residents and attendings come to work dressed up in costumes. It's great. Makes me feel glad and lucky that I'm working in pediatrics.

These are the three Harry Potters. :) So the Halloween Party that night was at Landmark a restaurant/lounge in Lincoln Park. We had the whole place to ourselves, a live DJ, open bar, really really good food, and open bar. Did I already mention the open bar? I can't say for sure how many drinks I had that night but let's say I was quite inebriated. I was post-call but felt like I could dance forever. At one point, I took off my ridiculously high red-heels to dance more comfortably, on the nasty, sticky floor... I sure hope my tetanus shot still has me covered! :)

So we all had fun. And paid for it the next day when I woke up at 5:30am with the worst hangover headache and STILL FEELING DRUNK. I stumbled around, made myself some toast, threw up, then walked to the hospital to go about my "doctorly" duties. There were a lot of residents missing from morning report that day so at least I can say that I got there in time to preround on my patients and stay awake (at least with my eyes) during AM conference.

I can't wait for next year's Halloween to roll around. I need to start thinking about my costume!